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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

Senator Cullom. says the Peoria Jour
nal, seems to be an especial mark for all
the railroads, and whenever they can
stick pin into him they invariably do so.
A few days ago the senator's coaehman
appeared at local railroad freight office
in Washington with his fine turnout, con-
sisting of Il handsome pair Of bay
horses aud elegant landau. Senator
Cullom wishes TO ship his horses and
carriage III special car TO Chicago"
polite agent, and the turnout was at
once put aboard large car. The coach
man having satisfied himself that every
thing was ali right. turned to leave the
station, when he was stopped by the
same polite official. you have forgot>
ten something" said the railway men at
the same time huH,iing the driver bill
for $500 fer transportation. But the
senator always has his horses carried for
nothing" protested the coachman. The
senator used to. replied the agent, with
an aff able smile, hut that was before
the passage of the inter state commerce
law. have orders row to collect full
freight from everybody, and can make
no exception il favor Dl Senator Cullom. =
The exact language used by the Illinois
statesman when lie received the bill is
not reported, bus it is said tn nave bee n
exceedingly picturesque, He at onct
gave orders to have the turnout nload
ed. aud he has offered the same for salt
at u blrgalu.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
TALK OF A CONTEST.


tinc;HH3tt Labor People Not Satisfied
with the Count.
CINCINNATI, April The result of the
election for city officers in this city Monday
as given by the election commiSSioners-un-
officiai-was as follows: Mayor. Smith, Rep,
] ,963: Stevenson, Labor, Il 81; Matson,
DEM, 1851; Smiths plurality, 59j The
following are puralitiss on the other Offices
all Republicans: r ". Moore, Judge of su-
perior court .G..J; T. F. Horstman, city SO
licitor, l,S20: A. T. Boltrer. treasurer, {, So:
J. A Caldwell, Judge Of police court, 8 SO;
j. C. Schwartz, prosecuting attorney of the
police court, $50; Emil Rehse, clerk Of the
police court, ,9zS
At the United Labor headquarters the
campaign committee slowly gathered Tues
day morning and there was strong feeling
that, with so many votes the Labor party
should not give it up without a contest
Our vote comes SO near electing chr men,
if it does not quite elect them that believe
we will contest the whole city ticket with
the Republicans" said Secretary Bristol, Of
the Labor camuaign committee.
Upon what do you base your contest p
was asked
Il do not know that ] am at liberty to
state until after the meeting If the commit
tee will say, however, that We had re-
turDs from le1 precincts, showing plural
ity Of over 500 for Stevenson, and additional
returns this morning increased that plural
ity to some 100. The regular returns at the
election board make the plurality 600 for
Smith, ana we want to know how it is
Mr.. ". H. Stevenson, the United Labor
candidate for mayor viii not coucede his de-
feat, but, OH the contrary, claims that on
fair count it viii be found that he has been
elected by a comfortable majority. He says
the party is here to stay. Next fall they will
organize more thoroughly and will endeayor
10 capture all the county offices. A state or
ganization will be effected, and a thorough
canvass viii he made Under no circum-
stances will they coalesee with either of the
II 4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Going to Reform PbiI,ael,b;a.

PHILADELPHIA. April 6-Mr Stokeiv, d.
rector of public safety, who entered upon
the duties of his new position Monday, mott
fed the lieutenants of the various police dis
triets Tuesday that they would lie held
strictly responsible for the enforcement OF
the laws relating to gambling, policy play
ing, poker playing in clubs and saloons,
prize-fighting or ''sparring for points," and
Sunday liquor selling. These are all pro-
hibited by law, he says, and it viii be their
duty to see that the law is enforced.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

With regard 20 glacier ice, a curious specu-
lation has recently been made, according to
which the Aletsch glacier, situated between
the Jungfrau and the valley of the Haute
Rhone- if it were cut into blocks of the size
of the Paris Bourse, and these blocks were
put side by side, would furnish sufficient ice
to form double ring round the earth along
the equator. Most of the Swiss glaciers are
far too difficult of access TO make it probable
that they should ever be utilized for indus
trial purposes.-N New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
A SURPRISE Al SIOUX CITY.
Witnesses Swearing Very Positively in
Favor Of Areusdorf

Favor Of Areusdorf
Sioux CITY, Iowa, April 6-The testi-
mony in the Haddock murder trial Tuesday
was very favorable to the defendant. Arens-
dorf. The witnesses were positive in their
statements and seriously weakened the evil
dence given by Leavitt and Bismarck. Paul
Leader, who is charged with completely in
the crime, swcre to an slihi for Bismarck, -
declaring that when the shot that killed Had
dock was fired the states witness was with
Leader two blocks from tho scene of the
tragedy. Another witness, Swan Anderson,
said he was close to tho brewery and saw lie
one run into that building.
J. C. Peterson, who saw the shooting, de.
Clared that the murderer wore long rubber
coat, straw hat, and ran north up Water
street. This same witness last November
stated that the man who fired the shot was a
heavy-Set man who, after tho shooting, ran
across the bridge to the brewery, accom-
panied by another man. His testimony was
a complete surprise to the state.
The defense promise to place upon the
stand next commercial traveller who will
swear that he dropped into the crowd una
ware of TIER purposes and walked to Water
street by the side Of Loavitt, and that VIXEN
the preacher appeared Leavitt stepped from
the crowd and fired the fatal shot
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Helped BEAT the Knights.

WELLINGTON, Kan, April AT the city
election Tuesday there weret7ro tickets in
the field Citizens, supported by tn bus,
mess element, and the Peoples ticket brought
out by the Knights of Labor. All the candi
dates of the Citizens ticket were elected BY
good majoritieS except one councilman and
one member of the school board The
women polled 22s votes out of total regis
try of SIS, most of them cast for the Cit
Gems ticket. In several of the ward.
women served as clerks and judges of eiec.
tiOn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH
A DOZEN MINERS 60 in A WEST
ERIN coal NINE.

Total Results of the Disaster Eighteen
Dead Men-Terribly Burned by Hot
Metal-A Steamship Probably Lost with
Thirty People on Board-The Eagle
Disaster Confirmed.
VINITA, l. T., April 6-An explosion Tues
day occurred at Savannah, /. t., in coal
shaft No. 2, by which six miners were in
stantly killed.
A rescning party soon went down, and
twelve Of these men were suffocated by the
gas, making total of eighteen deaths.
These mines were worked almost exclu-
sively by foreigners most Of then. being
Italians,
oakALoosA, IOWA, April s.-coal-shaf'
No took fire Tuesday afternoon from a hot
pulley connected with the works, and was
totally destroyed. The loss is about SEC. 900
covered by insurance. The miners all es
capped uninjured, except Superintendent
Story, who was seriously if not fatally in
jured by falling timbers About 400 mer
are temporarily thrown out of employment
The works will be rebuilt at once
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 6-Chef Assistant
General Passenger Agent F. Vanduseu, of
the Pennsylvania company, stated Tuesday
that the impression that the Eastern Traffic
association had boycotted twenty nine west
ern railroads was erroneous such tBlk -
said he, els nonsense, The lines over which
through tickets are not being sold are simply
waiting for the ad Woo Of their counsel Oar
company has already the consent to sell
through tickets over large number of roads.
among them the Chicago 6 Northwestern.
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st Paul, the Chi.
cage, Burlington & Qaincy, ami the Union
Pacific railroads
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

Another new shell, which is called the
Mitraileuse, after the celebrated fieldpiece of
that name, has been invented by a mechanical
engineer named Thimon, who has served in
the artillery. This terrible engine is pro
ductive of four different results. II skaters
the object at which it is aimed and, continu-
ing its course, sends twelve bullets forward
and the same number backward. finally ex-
ploding and discharsing IA bullets. Expert
ments will be made with the new engine at
Perigueux in few days-Paris Cor. London
Telegraph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Six Men Terribly Burned.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April Six nien were
terribly burned by an explosion Of molten
metal ia the converting department Of the
Edgar Thomson steel works at Braddock,
Pa, Tuesday morning. The cause Of the az
cident is not known A heat Of steel had
been dumped into the portable ladle prepar-
atory &c pouring it into the ingot molds
when the liquid metal exploded and was
scattered in all directions.
W. G. Rogers, James Swaney, J. R. Cal
lahan, John Ready, and John Britt, pit.
men were frightfully burned from head to
foot.
II. c. Bsughman, coke boy, passing
the pit at the time, was caught by the fash,
and his clothing burned from his body.
Callahan and Ready, it is Thought. are IA
tally burned. All others are very seriously
injured.
All the physicians in Braddock were
promptly summoned, and everything posi-
lie done for the relief Of the sufferers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Democrats Carry st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 5-There being no
mayor or other city officers elected here this
year--only members of the municipal as
sembly being voted for-not much interest
was taken in tine contest Tuesday The La
Dor party had a ticket in the field Incom-
plete returns from seventeen wards at Il
o'clock Tuesday night indicate that the
Democrats will have majority in both
houses of the municipal assembly. The La
Dor vote can not be got at yet, but it does
not seem to be as heavy as was expected.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

ST.. PETERSBURG, April IA large guam
tity of revolutionary literature, consisting
chiefly Of proclamations Of the military sec
ton Of the Nihilists, was seized by the police
here and at Gatchina Tuesday. The pam
phlets are Of the most incendiary character
and were put up In packages ready for dis
tribution.
1t is reported that a laboratory for the
manufacture of dynamite shells has been
discovered by the authorities at Cronstadt,
and that the manager of the laboratory, a
student committed suicide rather than sub.
INIT TO arrest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Lincoln. Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb.. April G.-The result of q
hotly-contested city election shows that Hon.
A. j. Sawyer, Democratic candidate for
mayor, was elected over the Republican can
didate. ex-Secretary of State Roger, and
the Prohibitionist candidate, A. j. Cropsey,
by plurality Of 40 votes Out Of eight
councilman, five Democrats were elected
The Republican treasurer and clerk were
both elected
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

MADISON, Wis. April 6-The senate was
the only house that did business Friday,
there being no quorum in the assembly. A
resolution was passed prohibiting railways
from issuing passes to legislators, state Of
ficsrs, etc, but point of order was immedi-
ately made that it required thirds vote
to pass it. The point was sustained. The
bill repeating the law allowing the insurance
commissioner to retain half the penalties in
cases against insurance companies was
passed, as was the bill making it unlawful
for employers 10 blacklist workman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Alleged Suicide Of an Old Lady.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April Mrs Mart
buckingham, aged 81, of 5i2 North Twelfth.
street, Was found dead in bed early Tuesday
morning with a bullet hole in her head and
revolver lying on her breast The husband,
W. IA Buckingham, states be had been aSleeI
in the same bed and that he was awakened
by pistol shot and found his wife lying
dead by his side. Buckingham is under ar
rest to await the coronar's inyas tiratinn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
When Visiting New York.

Stop at the newly opened and central
ly located Sturtevant house, Broadway
and Twenty-ninth Street. Largely re.
built; entirely refurnished; new plumbing;
new elevator, etc. Perfect cuisine; mod
crate prices; convenient to all the eleva-
ted railroad stations. Matthew'S 4 Pier
son, proprietors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

CHICAGO, April 6--The base ball report
for Tuesday is as follows: At Philadelphia
-Athlstic IA, Philadelphia I - seven
innings at Baltimore Baltimore 10.
Buffalo 4-four innings, at Wash.
ington City Washington 81, Portland
0-seven innings; at St Louis-St. Louis
Browns 6, Indianapolis s; at Brooklyn
Brooklyn IL, Hartford Six innings at New
Orleans-Detroit II. New Orleans 4-eight
innings; at acknowledgements Q. Louis.
viii 10
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
NO DROUGHT IN MICHIGAN.
The Prohibition Amendment Probably
Defeated-Kesult on State Ticket.


DETROIT, Mich, April 1.-THE greatest in
terest still cenrefs in tho result of Mondays
vote on the prohibition amendment The
Prohibitionists are still claiming It's success,
in the face of the announcement by the after
noon papers that it has been defeated by ma
jorities ranging from 3. co to 1000 They
claim that the vote of the rural precincts,
still unreported. Will be sufficient TO give
them the victory. Revised figures received
from all the counties indicate the defeat of
the amendment by 5000 aud that these
figures will not be materially changed.
MIDNIGHT-The later figures cut down the
majority against the prohibition amendment
so that it will De less than $500 The Trib-
une claims a majority on the Republican
state ticket OF about 12,000, and The Free
Press concedes I, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Greatest Surprise in Years.

SCHENECTADY, N Y, April e.-Ths ma,
nicipal election held here Tuesday proved TO
be the greatest surprise in years. Barhydt,
Rep, defeated Flynn, Dem, for mayor
by over 500 majority. Flynn's defeat is due
solely to his being Roman Catholic Irish.
men stand on the streets swearing ven.
geanee
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

TRENTON. N. J., April GA house bill
passed the senate Tuesday which makes the
first Monday in September legal holiday,
to be known as Labor Day. There is no
doubt that the governor will sign the meas
ure. The senate also passed the house bill
requiring all articles manufactured in the
state prison to be stamped, to denote that
they are OF convict make.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April o.-Mr. J. K.
McCarty OF Somerset, Alasaeoa county, has
arrived here aud reports that the drought in
that parts of Texas is causing great destitu-
ton. Many people have deserted their
houses, and like McCarty, abandoned the
desolate country. Water has to BE- hauled
ten miles. Fence cutting to enable cattle to
get at water runs causing disturbance. Peo-
pie are in despair
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Eau Claire. WIS.

EAU CLAIRE. Wis, April e.-The munich
pal election Tuesday resulted in the election
of Hon. W. H. Rust, Rep. for mayor, re
majority; w. Owens city clerk, Union La
Dor candidate, $50 majority; B. L. Phillips,
Rep, treasurer, no opposition. Republicans
gained six out of eight aldermen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
New Jersey Disapprcves of Hri;ish Meas


TRENTON. n J., April 6.-By uuanimou:
rising vote Tuesday the house adopted res.
olution, offered by Mr. fIarrisan, expressing
the disapprovad OF this state in the coercive
propositions of the crown toward Ireland
and declaring that the course of Glads,on.
and Parnell is worthy of the admiration 81
% free people
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

MADISON Wis, April e.-The election
passed off very quietly in this city. Hon.
James Conklin, Democrat, was elected mayor
without opposition. F A Dettloff was
elected by the usual Democratic majority.
The Democrats also elected five out of six
aldermen, and five out Of six supervisors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

DENVER, Colo, April . The Republicans
probably EJECT their city ticket by ], 200 plu-
railty. The labor vote Wis very large. This
Democrats, though there was split in the
party, held their own. There were five tick
cts in the field, including the three above
named and the Prohibition and independent
Damncrntir
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Lost with Thirty Souls on Board.

NEW YORK, April 6.-The British tramp"
steamer Carmona, which left Barrow, Eng
land, Feb. % for this port with steel blooms,
is given up as lost with all hands on board.
Her captain was J. A Halcrow, and her
crew consisted of thirty three men, soms of
whom were Americans The vessel AMI cargo
were valued at S310, QJu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Wisconsin Women Claiming a Vote.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 6-In many
cities of the state, by preconcerted ar
rangenient Tuesday, ladies in bodies went to
the polls and offered to vote, claiming to be
entitled to do so by an Inference conveyed by
a recentlyenacted law allowing women to
vote in school affairs. In Sturgeon Bay 100
of them voted, but elsewhere their ballots
were refused. In Delavan eighty prominent
ladies marched to the polls in the morning
in procession. A lively discussion followed,
speeches being made for and against thsir
right to vote After considerable excite
ment the board refused to accept the votes
Of the ladies' The polls We're blookaded unit!
l2 O'Clock by ladies who persisted in Offering
their votes. A test case will bs made and
carried to the supreme court
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

PORTLAND, Me-. April G-The steamer
Vancouver arrived Tuesday from Liverpool.
At p. m Monday her quartermaster,
Thomas Kavenaugh, who had gone aloft to
set the signal halliards, failed to catch the
backstay and fell seventy feet to the deck,
dashing out his brains. Kavenaugh be-
lont,.l In Dnhiin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

WARDNER, Idaho, April 6-The steamer
Spokane, with twenty four passengers, cap.
sized on TIE Occur d'Alene river at O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. Five men were reported
lost-Col- Higgins, of Bangor, Me-; l.. Pike,
of Portland Ore J. C. Hanna, of Spokane
Falls; Mr.. Jerome, Ct Lewiston, and one
deck hand
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

brated By bontires AMI other jubilations.
LATER-Returns from all ths wards give
Roche Rap.l, 81, Gs9; Nelson United Labor
2, SIS Roche's majority, 2o,2tl. Tho city
council is largely republican. In the Fifth
ward f. D.. Conner Socialist WAS elect7i
alderman
OF the eighteen cuuac,lmsn the Rspabiic-
ans elected 70, ia, Democrats /, AMI The La
Dor PARTY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

DENVER, Colo, April 6-The assembly
adjourned Tuesday after passing bill pro-
hibitlng iirigating companies from charg-
ing farmers royalty for using water from
their canals The session has been chiefly
devoted to wrangling over offices and IN
quiring into allegations of bribery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

SPErNGrIsLD. Ills, April 6-The cleo
ton here Tuesday passed off quietly, and
from returns SO far received the entire Dem
ocratic city ticket is elected, with the excep
tion of attorney. Hay, the Democratic
candidate for mayor defeats DR.. Jayne,
state home commissioner, by 900 ma jority.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
Carried by the "wets. +"

SrAuNTos, Va, April e.--The Prohibition
election here Tuesday was very close, i,162
votes were cast, and both parties worked
hard. The result was that the ''wets" car
ried the election by 95 net majority. The
''wets" are rejoicing over their victory.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

SYRACUSE, n. V, March 6-While work.
men were engaged IN excavating for the
walls of building on Water street Tuesday
morning the earth caved in, burying fouI
men, Patrick Murphy, John Stanton, An
thony Landy, and Tony Annouts. Murphy
was taken out dead, and the other three were
rescued more or less seriously bruised.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

RUFFAEo, y Y, April G-Ths cold snap
of Monday night was Il had set back for the
hops OF early navigation. Said an old lake
man Tuesday: TINS doesn't look much like
opening navigation on the 18th. Last year
vessels arrived here on the 18th. They won't
fetch it this year The upper end of Lake
Erie is open and vessels are running from
Cleveland up. They can get through the
straits and Detroit river, but the ice has
drifted down in a compact mass to this end
OF Lake Erie, and the sharp air of last night
and to-day viii make it a solid sheet There
must be twenty miles of solid ice at this end
of the lake, and dynamite would have no
effect Ga itn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

Demonstration Against the Grimes Act.
LONDON, April G.-Hanjbills summoninc
the people to participate in the grand dem
oustration which it is proposed to hold in
Hyde park to protest against the criminal
amendment bill have been issued in great
profuslon They contain a summary of the
crimes bill and call upon the people to assist
by their presence in misunderstanding s'one
OF the greatest crimes OF the age A feature
OF the demonstration VIII be the badges of
the stewards and officers Of the meeting,
which will h. composed Of greea ribbons
The promoters of the affair have received q
large numbar OF Offers Of assistance and are
saneGlue Of attracting an immense gather
inC
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

LONDON. April 6-M Bartholdi has ar
rived in London for the purpose of Offering
to the officers Of the American exhibition the
Use of large model of New York harbor, as
seen from the deck Of steamship sailing up
the bay, with prominent replica of the
statue of Liberty in the foreground
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

GENEVA, April 6.The closing of several
embroidery factories in the cantons of Ap.
penzslls and st. Gall, owing to recent pc
cuniary failures which have been numerous
has caused terrible distress among the poorer
classes IN those districts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

CHICAGO April THE cork factory Of
Riley w. McCready, in the Jackson street
market building. was partially destroyed by
fire Tuesday night Mr.. McCreaay's loss is
sl2,oD The loss on the building viii be
about Is 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

BALTIMORE. April 6.-The Western Elec.
trio company, of Chicago, Tuesday fled 9
bill in the United States circuit court
against the Southern Electric company for
alleged infringement of patents on electric
indicators and annunciators for elevators
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06

and dividing its
vote between
Roche and Mel
son.
Early in ths
morning Thec
dore FranAson,
a ticket recialer
for the Labor
party dropped
dead on the side
walk at the FIRST
precinct Of the
Third ward He
had just arrived
at his post of
duty. La h e
evening the Re
publican vic
tory was pRIt-